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Cassandra vs Amazon DynamoDB

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Cassandra

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed NoSQL database designed for handling large amounts of data across commodity servers with high availability and no single point of failure. It uses a masterless ring architecture with tunable consistency.

DatabasesFreeOpen Source
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Amazon DynamoDB

Amazon DynamoDB Fully managed NoSQL key-value and document database from AWS designed for single-digit millisecond latency at scale.

DatabasesFreemium

Quick Facts

Cassandra

CompanyApache Software Foundation
Year Launched2008
Pricing ModelFree
Open SourceYes
CategoryDatabases
Platforms

Amazon DynamoDB

CompanyAmazon Web Services
Year Launched2012
Pricing ModelFreemium
Open SourceNo
CategoryDatabases
PlatformsWeb

Pricing

Cassandra

Free

Amazon DynamoDB

Freemium

Free: $0/Forever

Pro: Custom/Monthly/Yearly per seat

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